Fantasy og science fiction

The invasion by the Xoconai of the eastern realms was quick and insidious, but you can’t conquer a free mind. A return to the world of Corona first begun in the DemonWars Saga, in the beginning of a new trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling master of fantasy R. A. Salvatore.

With pressure from the government on one side and key people disappearing on the other, the Brigadier and his trusty team find themselves battling the odds once again to protect the world. Featuring the UNIT team and other characters from The Invasion, plus characters from The Web of Fear, The Vaughn Identity is a direct sequel to The Invasion...

UNIT: A Legacy in Doctor Who explores the rich history of the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce - and later Unified Intelligence Taskforce - from its inception under producer and writer Derrick Sherwin, through the UNIT family days of Jon Pertwee''s Doctor, all the way to the Kate and Osgood era of recent years.

In the quaint town of Sandpoint, where simple lives meet the harsh realities of wilderness teeming with goblins, Eustice emerges as an unlikely hero. When tasked by the mayor to clear out a nearby dungeon infested with these vile creatures, Eustice embarks on a journey that will test his courage and resilience.Armed with nothing but his father's sword and a newfound determination, Eustice delves into the darkness beneath the earth. But what begins as a mission to rid the land of goblin menace soon unravels into a perilous encounter with the dreaded Skeleton King.With each step, Eustice faces traps, goblin ambushes, and even poisonous spores, all leading to a climactic showdown against the undead lord. Yet, through bravery and resourcefulness, he emerges victorious, claiming not only the town's gratitude but also the allure of a life filled with adventure and possibility.Join Eustice on his journey from humble beginnings to the thrilling world of heroic exploits in Black Fang's Dungeon, a tale of courage, redemption, and the discovery of one's true destiny.

The first in a stunning Southwest Asian-inspired epic fantasy trilogy brimming with morally ambiguous characters, terrifying ghouls and deadly monsters.

Lenore must work to restore the crumbling house and ready it for Henry's guests - their future depends on it. But as the couple travel through the bleak countryside, a shocking carriage accident brings the mysterious Carmilla into Lenore's life.

A thrilling new novel based on the Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!While patrolling the borders of the Klingon Empire, Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise record a series of subspace echoes from a planet orbiting a volatile flare star—and when Lieutenant Spock and Commander Una Chin-Riley lead a landing party to learn more, they discover the ruins of a dead civilization and evidence of starship-grade metals…quite possibly a crash site. As they continue to investigate the strange signals, Spock and Una find shocking signs of dangerous alien life and remnants of what can only be Federation hardware. The trail soon leads Pike and Enterprise’s helmswoman Lieutenant Erica Ortegas deep into the mystery of a lost Starfleet vessel, missing in action for over ninety years—and to a terrible dilemma that will challenge the crew to question their past...and their future.

The world's most famous lovers are now sworn enemies dueling to the death! In this Shakespearean Western, warrior-for-hire (and pregnant) Juliet Capulet is hired to protect a border town nunnery from the evil forces led by her ex Romeo. As they prepare, she reluctantly reunites with her old allies, including Hamlet, Othello, Puck (a "Magnificent Shakespeare Seven") but they soon discover something rotten in the state of the nunnery and a magical force that dreams are made on... all while Juliet must determine if the father of her child is Hamlet... or the man she must kill, Romeo. Pulitzer Prize-winner writer Anthony Del Col (Luke Cage: Everyman, I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp) and artist Stefan Tosheff bring reboot Kill Shakespeare with this fantasy Western that's tailor-made for fans of Neil Gaiman, Fables and Lore Olympus.

The stunning sequel to The Crimson Crown, which follows Ayleth, a powerful witch and the very wickedest of all as she wrestles with love and betrayal.

Fleeing a troubled past, an immigrant fortune teller bands together with an ex-mercenary, a semi-formed thief and a baker with a knead for adventure in this cozy fantasy about trying to find yourself - and finding a family instead.

In the underground Fae realm, only the strongest and most ruthless have power-but a young human woman forced into a life of servitude is about to change everything. Kenna Heron is best known in her village for being a little wild-some say "half feral"--but she'll need every ounce of that ferocity to survive captivity in the cruel Fae court. Trapped as a servant in the faeries' underground kingdom of Mistei, Kenna must help her new mistress undertake six deadly trials, one for each branch of magic: Fire, Earth, Light, Void, Illusion, and Blood. If she succeeds, her mistress will gain immortality and become the heir to Earth House. If she doesn't, the punishment is death-for both mistress and servant. With no ally but a sentient dagger of mysterious origins, Kenna must face monsters, magic, and grueling physical tests. But worse dangers wait underground, and soon Kenna gets caught up in a secret rebellion against the inventively sadistic faerie king. When her feelings for the rebellion's leader turn passionate, Kenna must decide if she's willing to risk her life for a better world and a chance at happiness. Surviving the trials and overthrowing a tyrant king will take cunning, courage, and an iron will... but even that may not be enough.

From the author of The Glimmer Falls series comes a new, dark world filled with monsters, magic, and one wild woman who will risk her life for a better world.

HAMMAJANG | adjective. Definition: In a disorderly or chaotic state; messed up. Chiefly in predicative use, esp. in all hammajang. Etymology: A borrowing from Hawaiian Pidgin. Source: Oxford English Dictionary.Edie is done with crime. Eight years behind bars changes a person - costs them too much time with too many of the people who need them most.And it's all Angel's fault. She sold Edie out in what should have been the greatest moment of their lives. Instead, Edie was shipped off to the icy prison planet spinning far below the soaring skybridges and neon catacombs of Kepler space station - of home - to spend the best part of a decade alone.But then a chance for early parole appears out of nowhere and Edie steps into the pallid sunlight to find none other than Angel waiting - and she has an offer.One last job. One last deal. One last target. The trillionaire tech god they failed to bring down last time. There's just one thing Edie needs to do - trust Angel again - which also happens to be the last thing Edie wants to do. What could possibly go all hammajang about this plan?Ocean's 8 meets Blade Runner in this trail-blazing debut science fiction novel and swashbuckling love letter to Hawai'i about being forced to find a new home and striving to build a better one - unmissable for fans of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.

From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a new heart warming fantasy rom-com with an opposites-attract twist set in the delightful world of Tanria.

A bladesmith with the power of the stars in her blood and a prince with a dangerous secret will fight to save their kingdom in this spicy and spellbinding romantasy inspired by Persian and Indian mythology?perfect for readers of Sarah J. Maas and Thea Guanzon.

A middle-aged wedding planner. An ancient enemy. And a whole lot of plants.I never intended to kill. That's the thing about a midlife crisis-intention matters.To be clear, I was a well-known murderer of houseplants from the start. As a boutique wedding planner with a black thumb, I'll get you that fabulous dress-just don't ask me to pick out the bouquets.But when the bottom fell out of that life-losing my job, my apartment, and my only son to grad school all in the same week-my world came crashing down. Then a letter from a family lawyer changed everything. I packed up decades worth of memories and headed for Whiskey Row.But instead of my dream boutique, I walked into a nightmare.As I attempt to tame the veritable jungle and evade enemies unseen for millenia, I've learned that midlife brings some unexpected magic. Yet nothing could prepare me for witches, shifters, and fae in my shop at all hours-and those are just the customers.If you love character-driven adventure, houseplants, and a little spice with your urban fantasy, this page-turner is for you. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and then you'll head out to buy your own Monstera deliciosa.A Circle of Stars, the first book in the Four Crowns series is a grownup romp that celebrates friendship and snark with a hint of slow-burn romance as the heroine shows that midlife is a starting point, never the end. Perfect for fans of K.F. Breene, Travis Baldree, and Delemhach.

Exploring a range of international works such as films, streaming television series, graphic novels, and picture books, this open access book interrogates how, and to what extent, fairy tales are put to work for justice in the areas of environment and ecology, kinship and family, ability and disability, and sex and gender. As Bacchilega and Greenhill demonstrate, some 21st-century fairy tales channel the genre's wonder to offer otherwise possibilities for being and acting in the world that are not confined to socially sanctioned paths. Drawing on visual and audio-visual case studies of texts such as The Magic Fish, Julián Is A Mermaid, Pokot [Spoor], Gräns [Border], The Dragon Prince, Gatta Cenerentola [Cinderella the Cat], and Sweet Tooth, they examine how the wonder and preternatural of fairy tales model a sustained desire to believe in and realize new ways of existence that have often been too easily dismissed. Guided by theories in fields including ecological, gender, disability, critical race, Indigenous, fantasy, posthuman, and adaptation studies as they intersect with folklore and fairy tale studies, this book examines how creators of wonder tales since the beginning of the new millennium have presented provocations around humans' political and social relations with nature and culture. Analyzing justice from a variety of positions and establishing how tales of the otherwise can develop optative thinking, Justice and the Power of Wonder in 21st-Century Fairy Tales reclaims wonder from 'Disneyfication' and the defining narrative of the genre as necessarily conservative, patriarchal, and merely nostalgic. The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant 435-2019-0691 and The University of Winnipeg, Canada.